diff --git a/bigchaindb/backend/query.py b/bigchaindb/backend/query.py
index 8245fb3d..9b2197a5 100644
--- a/bigchaindb/backend/query.py
+++ b/bigchaindb/backend/query.py
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ def get_assets(connection, asset_ids):
     """Get a list of assets from the assets table.
 
     Args:
-        asset_ids (list): a of list of ids for the assets to be retrieved from
+        asset_ids (list): a list of ids for the assets to be retrieved from
         the database.
 
     Returns:
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ def get_last_voted_block_id(connection, node_pubkey):
         node_pubkey (str): base58 encoded public key.
 
     Returns:
-        The last block id the node has voted on. If the node didn't cast
+        The id of the last block the node has voted on. If the node didn't cast
         any vote then the genesis block id is returned.
     """
 
diff --git a/bigchaindb/core.py b/bigchaindb/core.py
index 1cd21222..b2c8d398 100644
--- a/bigchaindb/core.py
+++ b/bigchaindb/core.py
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ class Bigchain(object):
             asset_ids (:obj:`list` of :obj:`str`): A list of asset_ids to
                 retrieve from the database.
 
-        Returs:
+        Returns:
             list: The list of assets returned from the database.
         """
         return backend.query.get_assets(self.connection, asset_ids)
diff --git a/bigchaindb/models.py b/bigchaindb/models.py
index c77c3338..58743939 100644
--- a/bigchaindb/models.py
+++ b/bigchaindb/models.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class Transaction(Transaction):
         if tx_dict['operation'] in [Transaction.CREATE, Transaction.GENESIS]:
             # TODO: Maybe replace this call to a call to get_asset_by_id
             asset = list(bigchain.get_assets([tx_dict['id']]))[0]
-            asset.pop('id')
+            del asset['id']
             tx_dict.update({'asset': asset})
 
         return cls.from_dict(tx_dict)